Trying to prep Ells for our leaving town by getting her excited about talking each day via Skype

Her response:

"How will I kiss and hug you if you're on a screen?"

New task, suppressing massive guilt.

Sigh.

You talkin' to us?

Oldie but a goodie

And by oldie, I mean March.

It's about time someone used those drums

The highlight is when she counts us in at :06.

Man, I need a new crash cymbal.

We love you, Mom!

And Grandma! And Nommy!


And, if you look too closely at our teeth, peanut butter!

Somebody loves her some Professor Longhair

Another one from Spring Break.



Put on a little "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" and watch her go.

Little Swimmer

Oldie, but a goodie. From Palm Springs back in March. This was Ellie's first swim on her own.

By the end of the trip she was bobbing and paddling for 30 minutes at a time.